Mia Brett
@queenmab.bsky.social
Your neighborhood legal historian with a focus on constructions of race & antisemitism in US law. She/her (was @queenmab87 at the other place)
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Mia Brett
@queenmab.bsky.social
· Nov 7
https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/ten-thousand-bigamists-in-new-york
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Moving the thread of my work on antisemitism and CRT over here t.co/cavk5p6nUO
I couldn’t care less if Jesus was Jewish. The only reasons to mention it are for supersessionism or ahistorical Zionism cause he wasn’t Palestinian or Israeli either
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I couldn’t care less if Jesus was Jewish. The only reasons to mention it are for supersessionism or ahistorical Zionism cause he wasn’t Palestinian or Israeli either
An attack on the intent of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment would be a really good time to hire some historians to write things for you (those historians include me)
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
An attack on the intent of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment would be a really good time to hire some historians to write things for you (those historians include me)
Really happy it’s the season where I have to spend tons of money and also no one is focusing on hiring or accepting pitches.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Really happy it’s the season where I have to spend tons of money and also no one is focusing on hiring or accepting pitches.
A lot of legal voices I respect are making deeply ahistorical arguments about the intent of the 14th Amendment. Wanting to end slave power & clarify citizenship does not extend to some perfect anti racist intent or eye towards ending other inequalities
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A lot of legal voices I respect are making deeply ahistorical arguments about the intent of the 14th Amendment. Wanting to end slave power & clarify citizenship does not extend to some perfect anti racist intent or eye towards ending other inequalities
Is it time for my yearly fight in which Christian acculturated atheists try to tell me Christmas is a secular holiday
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Is it time for my yearly fight in which Christian acculturated atheists try to tell me Christmas is a secular holiday
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In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Gerrymander Could Be Good News for California’s New Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Does anyone know what the 6-2 vote breakdown was for SCOTUS taking up birthright citizenship in Barbara v Trump?
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Does anyone know what the 6-2 vote breakdown was for SCOTUS taking up birthright citizenship in Barbara v Trump?
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my measured conclusion upon review of the Supreme Court's order reimposing Texas's racially gerrymander is that the only thing the Republican justices hate more than district court judges is people of color voting
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ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/texas...
The Supreme Court Wants Republicans to Keep the House In 2026
A federal district court found that Texas Republicans’ redistricting proposal is an illegal racial gerrymander. The conservative justices couldn't care less.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
my measured conclusion upon review of the Supreme Court's order reimposing Texas's racially gerrymander is that the only thing the Republican justices hate more than district court judges is people of color voting
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/texas...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/texas...
Had to do a historical rant on the racism behind trying to end Birthright Citizenship and the terrifying decision to take up Barbara v. Trump by SCOTUS
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December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Had to do a historical rant on the racism behind trying to end Birthright Citizenship and the terrifying decision to take up Barbara v. Trump by SCOTUS
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We should all be terrified that SCOTUS is reviewing Trump’s EO trying to end Birthright Citizenship
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We should all be terrified that SCOTUS is reviewing Trump’s EO trying to end Birthright Citizenship
It’s all been over since Shelby V Holder. Y’all didn’t want to listen when we screamed about voter suppression in 2016
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s all been over since Shelby V Holder. Y’all didn’t want to listen when we screamed about voter suppression in 2016
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I've said it before, I'll say it again--these sons of bitches on the Court piss me off w this 'presume the legislature acted in good faith and wasn't being racist' thing
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
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why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
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December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I've said it before, I'll say it again--these sons of bitches on the Court piss me off w this 'presume the legislature acted in good faith and wasn't being racist' thing
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
I can’t believe how difficult it is right now for so many of my friends to find long term work. Especially qualified women. We have advanced degrees, work experience, work ethic, & it’s just impossible. I seriously feel like we’re being pushed out of the workforce
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I can’t believe how difficult it is right now for so many of my friends to find long term work. Especially qualified women. We have advanced degrees, work experience, work ethic, & it’s just impossible. I seriously feel like we’re being pushed out of the workforce
Elad is exactly right. Don’t be fooled. Another very important reason not to ignore antisemitism in pro Palestinian spaces
Nick Fuentes has been working overtime to sanitize his image and present himself as a uniter of the left and right. Very clearly using language often associated with the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Elad is exactly right. Don’t be fooled. Another very important reason not to ignore antisemitism in pro Palestinian spaces
I agree with this but I also think we’re seeing a lot of transphobia as the gateway for enforcing more Christian nationalism generally
You can publicly be the most cruel and vile person imaginable saying the most heinous stuff and it's all acceptable if the target is trans or an ally. It's a pass for horrible people to do whatever they want.
I thought I could not be shocked by what prominent transphobes feel able to say about me. Turns out I was wrong.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I agree with this but I also think we’re seeing a lot of transphobia as the gateway for enforcing more Christian nationalism generally
It’s so counter productive & ridiculous I would honestly believe it if someone told me that Stop Antisemites account was a psyop. Unfortunately I think it’s just so Zionist brained it doesn’t care if it aids antisemitism as long as it’s attacking anti Zionism
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It’s so counter productive & ridiculous I would honestly believe it if someone told me that Stop Antisemites account was a psyop. Unfortunately I think it’s just so Zionist brained it doesn’t care if it aids antisemitism as long as it’s attacking anti Zionism
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The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument tomorrow to decide whether a crisis pregnancy center's lawsuit belongs in state court or federal court
so naturally Republican Attorneys General spent their whole brief talking shit about Planned Parenthood
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so naturally Republican Attorneys General spent their whole brief talking shit about Planned Parenthood
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Republican Politicians Are Obsessed With Lying About Planned Parenthood
First Choice is a technical case about federal court jurisdiction. Republicans are using it to attack Planned Parenthood instead.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument tomorrow to decide whether a crisis pregnancy center's lawsuit belongs in state court or federal court
so naturally Republican Attorneys General spent their whole brief talking shit about Planned Parenthood
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/first...
so naturally Republican Attorneys General spent their whole brief talking shit about Planned Parenthood
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/first...
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Turning Point is attempting to suggest that giving a student a bad grade for a poorly written and transphobic essay in a psychology class is a violation of the 1st Amendment.
'Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee' by @queenmab.bsky.social
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'Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee' by @queenmab.bsky.social
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Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee
A student failed a reaction paper so obviously the only explanation is discrimination!
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December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Turning Point is attempting to suggest that giving a student a bad grade for a poorly written and transphobic essay in a psychology class is a violation of the 1st Amendment.
'Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee' by @queenmab.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...
'Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee' by @queenmab.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...
A student getting a bad grade isn’t actually a violation of 1A! Claiming it is could be another step in enforcing Christian nationalism. My latest substack on the controversy at Oklahoma University open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A student getting a bad grade isn’t actually a violation of 1A! Claiming it is could be another step in enforcing Christian nationalism. My latest substack on the controversy at Oklahoma University open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...
If you’re making homemade pie crust for the first time use frozen butter!
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you’re making homemade pie crust for the first time use frozen butter!
The Zionist denial of atrocities in Gaza are getting more and more absurd. Medinat Israel will never be the answer to Jewish safety and liberation. My latest plea
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November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Zionist denial of atrocities in Gaza are getting more and more absurd. Medinat Israel will never be the answer to Jewish safety and liberation. My latest plea
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I missed that Florida is proposing a new bill that would allow people to bring wrongful death suits for pregnancy loss. Not only is this another step towards personhood but I'll be anything it will mostly be used by men suing women who have had miscarriages/abortions
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
New bill would allow for wrongful death suits due to lost pregnancies, sparking concerns
Florida lawmakers advanced a bill this week that abortion advocates fear could lead to an all-out abortion ban in the state.
www.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I missed that Florida is proposing a new bill that would allow people to bring wrongful death suits for pregnancy loss. Not only is this another step towards personhood but I'll be anything it will mostly be used by men suing women who have had miscarriages/abortions
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In my comm college dept an Ed prof was bragging abt teaching kids abt Jewish holidays. I said they’re often taught incorrectly & wed prefer secularism. She badgered me until I cried in the bathroom. The dept had me apologize. Zionism matters not Jewish feelings
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In my comm college dept an Ed prof was bragging abt teaching kids abt Jewish holidays. I said they’re often taught incorrectly & wed prefer secularism. She badgered me until I cried in the bathroom. The dept had me apologize. Zionism matters not Jewish feelings
There is a conversation to be had about “Jewish supremacy” in Israel but saying that about the US or Europe or anywhere else is just protocols of Zion bullshit. Jews do not control the US & support for Israel does not equal support for Jews
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There is a conversation to be had about “Jewish supremacy” in Israel but saying that about the US or Europe or anywhere else is just protocols of Zion bullshit. Jews do not control the US & support for Israel does not equal support for Jews
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Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
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Sam Alito Very Concerned About the Possibility of People Not Being In Prison For As Long As Possible
Interesting to which issues prompt judges to get worked up about other judges deciding cases in line with their personal ideological agendas.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...